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package com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.proxy;

import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.ApnsClient;

import io.netty.handler.proxy.ProxyHandler;

/**
 * A proxy handler factory creates proxy handlers for use in an {@link ApnsClient}'s pipeline.
 *
 * @author <a href="https://github.com/jchambers">Jon Chambers</a>
 *
 * @since 0.6
 */
public interface ProxyHandlerFactory {
    /**
     * Constructs a new proxy handler.
     *
     * @return a new proxy handler; must not be {@code null}
     *
     * @since 0.6
     */
    ProxyHandler createProxyHandler();
}
